"When did you start putting on makeup?" Chisom asked, watching her roommate struggle to apply mascara.
"Lately," Danielle replied, still focused on the mirror.
"I don't know what this is, but you have to stop it," Chisom said, getting out of bed. She slipped into her fluffy pink slippers and walked into the bathroom.
"Are you jealous of me?" Danielle shouted after her.
Chisom burst into laughter.
A few minutes later, she came out, wiping her face with a towel. Standing akimbo, she looked at her roommate, who now resembled a runaway clown.
"Why would I be jealous of you?"
"Then why are you opposing my choice of appearance?" Danielle asked, trying to fix her hair.
"You're changing yourself to fit into that flashy group you joined last week. You're trying to please them, but you're displeasing yourself. In the end, you'll only confuse yourself," Chisom said, climbing back into bed.
Danielle pouted, silently reflecting on what Chisom had just said.
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Have you ever found yourself doing things you normally wouldn’t, just to fit in or impress others?
Maybe you’ve compromised your values or changed your appearance — not because you wanted to, but because you were afraid of being left out.
Here’s the truth:
People-pleasers often try to satisfy everyone but end up pleasing no one. The people you're trying so hard to impress may never be satisfied — and worse, they might even see you as fake. At the end of the day, you lose yourself.
So don't live to please people.
Be true to yourself. That’s where real confidence lies.
© Juliet Chinenyenwa Alex
"When did you start putting on makeup?" Chisom asked, watching her roommate struggle to apply mascara.
"Lately," Danielle replied, still focused on the mirror.
"I don't know what this is, but you have to stop it," Chisom said, getting out of bed. She slipped into her fluffy pink slippers and walked into the bathroom.
"Are you jealous of me?" Danielle shouted after her.
Chisom burst into laughter.
A few minutes later, she came out, wiping her face with a towel. Standing akimbo, she looked at her roommate, who now resembled a runaway clown.
"Why would I be jealous of you?"
"Then why are you opposing my choice of appearance?" Danielle asked, trying to fix her hair.
"You're changing yourself to fit into that flashy group you joined last week. You're trying to please them, but you're displeasing yourself. In the end, you'll only confuse yourself," Chisom said, climbing back into bed.
Danielle pouted, silently reflecting on what Chisom had just said.
---
Have you ever found yourself doing things you normally wouldn’t, just to fit in or impress others?
Maybe you’ve compromised your values or changed your appearance — not because you wanted to, but because you were afraid of being left out.
Here’s the truth:
People-pleasers often try to satisfy everyone but end up pleasing no one. The people you're trying so hard to impress may never be satisfied — and worse, they might even see you as fake. At the end of the day, you lose yourself.
So don't live to please people.
Be true to yourself. That’s where real confidence lies.
© Juliet Chinenyenwa Alex
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